Contrary to what a promoter had claimed earlier on Tuesday, Inter Miami says it has not committed to play in Saudi Arabia in February of 2019. The MLS team will not play two Saudi clubs. The US team denied that any pre-season tour arrangements have been confirmed, hours after it was announced that Lionel Messi’s … Read more
A new guideline agreed by the Football Association board of England states that Wembley Stadium would only light its arch for football and entertainment events. According to The Telegraph, the decision was made after the FA faced criticism for choosing not to illuminate the arch in the Israeli flag’s colours in response to Hamas’s October … Read more
Jurgen Klinsmann, the coach of South Korea, has asked the Chinese government to let Son Jun-ho go before Christmas so that he can play in the World Cup. In May, Beijing’s foreign ministry said that the 31-year-old had been arrested “on suspicion of accepting bribes by non-state employees,” but they didn’t say what the payments … Read more
Wednesday, Harry Maguire, a football player for Manchester United, accepted an apology from a Ghanaian MP who made fun of him during a budget debate last year. Isaac Adongo, a member from the opposition, said that Vice-President Mahamadu Bawumia’s handling of the country’s finances was like Maguire’s play on the ground. Adongo said that Bawumia … Read more
There was a fight at the Maracana Stadium on Tuesday before Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in a World Cup 2026 match. An Argentina fan who was involved in the fight said that Brazil cops took pictures with the hurt and their x-rays like “trophies of war.” Eugenio, who was taken away on a bed and … Read more
Police and football officials in Brazil traded blame Wednesday after a fight broke out before Brazil’s game against their biggest foes, Argentina. Several people were hurt in what fans called a “tragedy foretold.” ANATORG, the association of football fan groups in Brazil, said that the government and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) were “negligent” when … Read more
The Peruvian government was accused on Wednesday of “kidnapping” Venezuela’s national football team because it wouldn’t let the team’s plane refuel after a 1-1 draw in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. After the game, Venezuelan players said that Peruvian cops beat them up when they went to meet fans on Tuesday night. This is when … Read more
A Ghanaian lawmaker named Isaac Adongo said he was sorry for saying that England and Manchester United defender Harry Maguire’s play on the pitch was like the country’s vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia, running the economy. Adongo had said in parliament last year, “He became the biggest threat by tackling Manchester United players and setting up other … Read more
On paper, the first two rounds of games in the African zone qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup looked very interesting, and they did not let us down. The 53 African countries that were hoping to get one of the nine guaranteed spots at football’s most prestigious event began their quest from November 15th … Read more
On Wednesday, Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA, said that violence had no place in football. This came after fights broke out before Brazil’s friendlies against Argentina. During the national songs on Tuesday, there was a fight between rival fans in a stand behind one of the goals at the Maracana stadium in Rio. Brazilian … Read more
